How to Convert FLV to MP4 with VLC Player

by Kushal Azza · June 13, 2017

For those who frequently download videos from YouTube or other streaming services may often get FLV format.

For those who frequently download videos from YouTube or other streaming services may often get FLV format – video in Adobe Flash format. This format cannot be played by QuickTime or watched on iOS. To make it work, it must be converted to another format such as MP4. The easiest way to convert is to use VLC player.

To convert FLV to MP4 with VLC. Open VLC and then to the File menu> Convert / Stream.

In the window on the top grab FLV file or drag-n-drop from Windows Explorer/Finder.

You can change the video and sound profile. If you want fast, the default option presented has been pretty good quality.